Vending machine



July 6, 1926.

J. G. lwYNN VENDING MACHINE Filed .August 27 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 a5 July 6 1926.

J. G. WYNN VE'NDING MACHINE Filed 'August 27'E l Lul-11 w @Mmm IMNLNII @Indi July 6 i926.

L.1'. G. WYNN myziim VENDX NG MACHINE Filled August 27' i 1524 5 Sheets-Sham 5 hihi??? El 'ggf/ifi??? Vvending machines'.

Patented YJuly 6, 192e;

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` JQJHNQWYNM orMAnis'N, wiscoNsIN.

VENDING imioiriianl 'Y i f application nidlmigusrter, 1924. semi ne. venezia;

ljhis invention has reference to check con- -troiled apparatus, and more particularly to Y The object of my invention is to providefi novel automatic vendingmaGhme, Vand .in

particulariiovel actuating .mechanism therefor, which vsimply requires that the buyer shall insert a coin in the slot, when the .mer-v chandisei Willl be` delivered f aut*omaticallyV to an open compartment .from which the mer-1 chandise lcan he easily removedbyfthe buyeri .toinatic vending. machine;y

More particularly, my invention rrelastestoY novel improvements inV the structures shovvn inthe patents to Holbrook, No. 872,624, De# Aceniber 13,1907, and No. 879,546, rFeloinary J8, 1908, the. object thereof beingto improve Alilieconstruction of. -theautomatic coin con` trolled vending machineuor ,mechanismfor', controlling the automatic delivery ofthe merchandise upon the insertionof the :prop crrcoin, whereby theVv delivery of the merg Chandise loyfraudulent manipulation nis pre-y vented and the operationrof theactuating iiieolianism made morecertain and less sen'- sitive, as Well as requiring fewer parts of simple construction which readily vlend themselves to veconomical manufacture and obviates the necessityof extreme accuracyin the Vmounting and adjustment of the parts 'as heretofore constructed.` f

-Moierparticularly, the. invention Vde- I n y elevatioirvpartly in section of the buttonsigned for use `in connection ivith av button vending machine, adapted upon Vtheinsertion l of a coin to automaticallydelivera button, the checking and control ofthe feed of which is effected through the medium of the` insertion of the coinin the slot andthe 'passing there-ofte ,the` coin box or receptacle,'the

invention residingfmore Vspecially in the trigger mechanism y by which the actuation of the controlling and checking mechanism, y Y

'prises' `generally,.a case havingja top por w including releasingvn'ieans to permit the bottom article or` button tobe dropped or delivered into the open Vcompartmentfrom which itmay be removedby the buyer, Vwhich l mechanism` is'relieved of the objection of being supersensitive and so. constructed that n'lounting andv assemblage of `the 4parts isv greatly facilitated and quantity production .provided foi .Anotherobject-of the vinvention is to p i'ovide a novel construct-ion"ofV automatic coinL i ing movement' inthe case and cooperating With the coinr and "actuating i'inechanism`- parted@ 'merchandise ile/tireur"lwpperslj shovvn in Fig. 2 of the draWings.

lines, and viceversa'asfto they ac'tuatiiigl inechaiiisml shownin Fig. 4.

View of the button magazine and'coin chute,

-tion proceeds.

Inl the ydrawings i- Fig. l is a frontelevation(of'myfiiovelfau Fig. 2 Vis Ian `enlarged the actuating lmechanism iendered more'fcertain, the.. number of parts constituting'the ti-Jger mechanism reducedto a minimum,

' vertical y sectional i View thereof showing one kof the 4actuating ,f

its coinislot and chute.

xineehanisms in elevationA inconjunctiofn u ith'fjVVV f i 70 f Fig. 3 Visyaihorizontal `sectional view.

Figetisa fragmentary sectional elevation' tion Whenthe 'coin isabo'ut to release same,V

'as distinguislied from theicliecking 'position- :showingthe trigger mechanism inthe posi# yF ig. y5 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectionalview looking forwardly'touiardtlie button-magazine. Fig. 6 ,is yan enlarged perspective vview fof `the trigger employed and which isfshown in' normal position in full'V linesin '2, 'and so@V in itsextremeor rele-asing'position inI dotted Fig.y 7 is an enlarged lifragmentaiy front Fig.V 8 is Av*anenlarged horizontal sectional ifm togetherv Witlr'tlie actuating mechanism apf plied Vthereto and Fig. 9 lis an enlarged fragmentary VQW'Of ,Y

the trigger of the actuating mechanism and showingl the mounting thereof for clearness. i

The coin controlled ,vending machine coin-A tion in which are coin slots, theo-ase being base fliavingv a closed. coin receptacle" andV an open'compartment through vvl'iichfv the n ierj ch andise isfdelive'red, and the top 'of the case vhaving means" tofcoverafseries of coin vchutes adaptedftoliave a vertical reciprocator magazines, also positioned in the case,

which' actuating or trigger mechanism is adapted to engage With a linger on the ad- ]acent coin chute whereby on the dropping of a coin through the coin, slot and chute,k the actuating mechanism, is operated'to auton'iatically deliver one piece of merchandise from the hopper to the open compartnient Vin the base,V means in the'actuating mechanism on the hopper to prevent fraudulent removal 'of th'en'lerchandise from the hopper, and other details of construction as Wellbe hereinafter more fully described.

lleferri'ng to the drawings in detail, in

which like reference characters designate correspending parts throughout the several views, the machine (ir-apparatus includes a base l0 of suitable size and WeightA provided ivitha merchandise delivery compartment or tray ll open at the front, "and, a money. compartment or coin receptacle ll2 at the rearvportion and divided therefrom bythe y partition formation 18. extending trans'- v versely of the base.y rlhe base is preferably provided With cushion feet ltiivhich-space the same from the supporting surface and at thetop with a surrounding flange l5 receiving a case 16 thereon andadapted to house the actuating mechanism of the device. `The casel 16 is preferably of rectangular cross-section and includes glass. panels or other'transparencies 17 held in a suitable frame including corner strips 18, extending between a top plate 19 preferablyof metal and Va bottom frame V2O' and constituting spacingineans therefor and tofprevent pressure on the glasspanels when connected by the corner rods or clamping` bolts 2l through the medium of nutsQZthreaded on theV lower ends thereof and provided with Vgrooves 23 forengagement byflocking levers 24 pivoted at 25 on bosses on the bottom of the base shown, said levers extending through a slot ,26 and provided With apertured ears 27f'for engagement by a padlock to retain the case on the base and prevent access to thewinterior thereof. Y f

' Rods 28 areV provided atV opposite sides ot"v the base adjacent to ory inline With the pivot screws 25,'Which latter may form retainers therefor a though saidrods are preferably screwed into the vbase` and have spacing sleeves` 29 mounted thereon to. support and retain in position an angular bottom plate or partition extending .horizontally in spaced relation aboverthe top' of the base l() andhaving a downwardly extending Vportion or vertical part 3l engaging infront of the partition 13 to prevent access vtothe coin receptaclevor compartment l2. u Y

An angular topy plate '32 is retained on the rods between the headed upper ends 'thereof and the adjacent ends of the sleeves QQand-acoverBSjis pro edthereofn and clipped. s thereto, that" is, provided i with of. sections 38 and 39 thereof engage in slots in menace tongues engaging slots in the plate 3Q at the opening in the top or cover platejlQ of the case, as indicated at 34 and projecting therein to render the fastening means of the cover inaccessible'. rfhe cover or hoodBS has a series of vertical coin slots 35 for the insertion ofY the coins which are'designed to passl cross-section, and movable front members or sections 39 also of channel or U-shaped crosssection spa-ced fromftheY sections or members 36 and having the open-sides `opposing the open sideof; the latter and their bightf portions facingfin opposite directions or" located yat Vfront and rear edges of; the coin chutes as indicated at Ll0 and'll.

The curved upper ends of the Vmovable frontA chute sections 39L extend back of the slots 35i-and form the restricted openings or entrance lWays 'atV the upper ends of the coin chutes, so that thesections 89'k must be depressed upon the coins being insertedl in the Y slots 35 and pushed Vinto the chutes.' Spring means VareA provided for holdingvv the section 39 upwardly, being shownv in the form of coiled lsprings 42' land secured at Vone end, namely, the low end, tov the chute,land the other end,'namely,rthe upper end, to the bracket orbottom plate 82 of the'hood or housing 33 at the angular portion 43 there- The lower ends of the coin chutes or thehorizontal bottom partition orplate 30, and the sections are limited 11i/their upward movements under the action ofthe springs -l-Bl as by means of laterally bent por,-

Vtions lill, Ywhichl engage *ivith the bottom of the plate or partition 30.v

Although any number of the coin slots' and chutes may be provided, together with corresponding number of article or button magazines or hoppers as desired, siX of sucljr magazines or hoppers'v are shown in Fig. lof thevdiawinfgs. These magazines yare mounted between `the plates 30 `and 32, yhaving suitable tongues enter-lng slots therein as indicated'at i6 andarranged at right angles to the coin chutes 36 at points intermediate their widths.` The magazines or` hoppers are provided with front slots 47, the sheet material or metal yof the magazines' being bent so that the: edges thereof arein spaced relation, to produce this'construction whereby the Shanks of the buttonsmay project therethroughY as clearly shown on the drawings, the buttons or other articles to be dispensed by, this check controlled apparatas being designatedfata8.'I Obviously, 'any articles other'tlan buttons,lwliich will'i heae .commodated VYin the magazines' or shoppers?" j may be sold bythe ai'iparatu's;` i

- It "willthus be seen" th'atlthe '-'coin arelattened tubes, althoughV eonfi'pos'edfo't uio twoV sections v'as above described, and fwith Vslots on the'opposite' sides, v'while thenierk` chandise delivery hoppers vor magazines are" also provided in' the fornio'f'llattened tubes with 4slots in one side, thatis, in the frontV to display vor disclo'se to Vview the buttonsor other vmerchandise held therein."I

As trigger mechanisms, cooperatingjvith the coin slots-andchutes,and the. rnerchan-M s dise or articlessuch as the collar'buttons 48" mounted in the inagazineslor hoppers 45":p`o sitioned atithe front of themachine over the delivery compartmentll, and partition wall 3l, each 'movable' section is adapted to` vbe, ,Y depressed, i. e; moved downwardly upon the l 'insertion of'aV coin designated at 49 into aj l slot A in upper end-of the coin vvchute 36',th 'e fj Vsection '38 remaining stationary'in itsfire'd position. Near the lower endot the'sec'- rtionn39, the latter is provided with a later-Q allyfbent horizontal `lug ojwhichfinay .beV

pushed `fro'nithe metalatone side of 'the chute section39. AThe bight portion of the" section 39 is provided with aninwardly oilset projectionl preferably `formed by cutting or 'slitting the'nietal at spaced'points so that the interveningpart-'may be pressed Y inwardly, without ysevering the ends.y 'This -y tion therebeyond narrowed 'inf' 'width to serves to consti-ict the passageway ofthe coin chut-e, asvc'learly shown' in' Figs'. Zand 4ot' the drawings. The bight portion of the section 38 is cut awayor slottedj'as in'dicatedf at 52opp'osite the inwardlyoffse't portion 5l and receives a spring strip 53, which A'spring has its'V upper-end'bent inwardly orli'onVV wardly at an obtuse angle and :the .por-

provide a reduced portion lwhich is accom-V clip 55 extende'dthrough, a slotforrned'bya j Inedated between .the .sides and against', `the bight portion ofthe `U-shaped chutegse'ctiolr" 38 as indicated at' '54,'which is suitably ,ani

chored as byfnieans of'a U-shaped 'retaining' notch' at' 56 in'the 'bightportion o1,A the section 38 'above the 'slot '52 and vthe reduced portion 5 4. V The lower end of the spring' bows Yinwardly orgforwardly and engages above aV-sha ped Ynotch or' shoulder 57l "formed at'y the' lowerv end of thel slot for; cutout 52,".and-is Jfurther providedfwith Va` lat:

eral Vprojection 58 extending beyond the side" of the chute 4section 38cfor avpurposeto be hereinafter'inade apparent, i f

' Each magazine orh'opper l45xis'prorid'ed at the bottoinvwith an opening or notch 59;

andabovethe same and in rearof'one 01"' the` int'urned side -portionsj'of the 'inagazine,

, -With an opening 60 adjacentl to which said f fr int'urned portion'is provided with'an' outl;k

pressed part 61 which like the opening() nlQcatQCl/tepae side of the cette? et 'the magaZ-inewhile the opening' 59 -isjlocated y* 'centrallyef the widththereo'f; and vat the exff Y l trerne lower end ofthe 'magazine-,or 'hopperV u in frontof'thep'art 31-and'jin-positionte i dueliv'er,V into the 'compartmentjortrayll; 1 'irt'rigg'erV y62l is jp'ivotedonfa'- 'pinf' held p iii-opposed spae'e'd ears,64striiel fout roin Y the metalof the hopper or otherwise' suitablypforrned,thetrigger'h'aving a triangular "op'e'nii'ig ,65 receiving" the pin fer' the purpose presentlyA to be; described;

4 t benoted that the trigger 62 is pivj oted near onefend,naniely,"itslforwardjend, land isjheld @upwardly tensioned as by means 'A of coiled" spring- 66 connectedto it'` andv the Y k magazinef4sthereabove, thus permitting ,the-

trigger toV be held .downwardly by engage" nient ofthe` lower lend o'thev spriirg`53` with 'the top Yedge"thereof butt-ofinovefroni 'the u 'dotted line vposition tothe full line 'position shownl in vIjigijZ' and vie'e 'versa in, Fig.' 4, ,Y

when' theV `spring .53' is released from the top provided .with .af laterally 'oisety and Y orfk wardly extending arm 'andl detent or 'finger ,-66 and 6'( respectively,fand"at'its lower'edge. with `a'lateral"a'r1n 68 "'oiset in the 'opposite directionand provided vwith a 4forwardly extending finger'69adaptedvtofenterithe"slot,V

edgeof the trigger as will be later described; vAt its forward orpivoted end, the trigger is'Y 96 ,Y f

59,',wl1ile the',fingerfgisjadaptedto enter theOpening GO andprofje'ct intothe.p'atliQQ'ff the merchandise'or vbuttons in the' magazine' detentjor finder-69 is withdrawn ronrth'e .l r' ,fpassageway or hopper at thev opening 59, as

= Off borrel 45 ali'd'iitelrt gt'liefpassvey Y,

A"thereof, when the triggerfis released and 'theV v will rvbe later inorejjltully describedl'f-Spring viate the :necessity of ,'having the glass ground' lfon fthe 'edges and' to 'talr'e'fthepressure clips 70 with '.angul'arl'y bent',arinsarepretk erably r-engag'eyd'fu''onthe." rods 2l' vand dis'- I 'posed k,between theAA bottoni edges 4roit the 'glas-s or transparent panels and the bottoni 'spring' 20n to" 'take' .the Vclamping Y stresses`A and' ,ob-

as' the Mrodsfa're'V tightened up, instead 'of f 2l'l rather than tlieglasdthel glass panels fit u snug against the sides of merchandise niagazines or hoppers 4,5 and'in conjunction .with

the kbottom plate or'partition 3() and itsv'erf tical w'a'll 3l, the-.escape fofc'oin Vfrom thev y 'coin `receptaele or'the vpossibility-ofl work-m ing thesainegbetween,the panels andi-the" hoppers,andfrovbbing` Vof the vmachines, is `pre-p.,

vented, Furthermorqthe coinspvinaybe .hid-

7l lof U-sljiapedl construction Vwhich closes the back and sides of the coin receptable above the top of. the base 16 beneath the Yparts 3 0 and 311, the sides-thereof being con- Y nected by cross-strip 72 if desired. Further-V more, inV lieu of or ineconjunction Awith the locking means provided between the base and the nut of the tie rod 21,.a lock73 may be provided at the top, being mounted underneath the cover plate 1.9 to engagev benea-ththe plate 32, being operated byy a suitable ley from the outside so that ,the bolt may be projected beneaththe plate 32 or retracted therefrom to permit the cover to be locked into position with the case, or re-v moved for obtaining access tothe coinV receptacle and for Vrefilling the hoppers or necessary to depress the movable section 39V of the coin chute, to permit` the ,coin to eil-- ter the chute, in View of the position ofthe upper end ofthe coin'Y chute above. the bottom of the slot, thus forcing the section' 39v downwardly against the action of the spring a2. ,Norinally, the parts are inthe positionV shown inzfullline's in Fig; 2 and moved to the' dotted lineposition upon the movablel chute. section being moved vo loi'vnwardly or depressed Vonthe insertion of the coin. This swings the trigger `arm 62 downwardly by engagement of the. lug or projection 50 with v t same in each of the devices, in whichdif-` ferent articles or typesof'y buttons may berethe topfedge thereof, so that the rear or in` ner end ofthe trigger 62,'which is free, is

snapped beneath the lower end of the lateral,

projection of the spring 53, it being understood that the latter is normally tensioiied inwardly or forwardly. into the opening or notch '52 and the portion- ''thereof at the bottom of the opening 52. TheV downward movement of the chute section 39Qasit is( depressed torswi'ng the vtrigger 62 down-r wardly, causes the latter to move against the action of the retractile spring 6.6"' and the triangular hole-or opening in the tifigger compensatesY for the pivotal acti-on thereof owing tothe long' leverage produced at the inner arin compared to thev outer arm, and provides the 'necessary clearance to insure efficient Vandpositive'operation and prevent fraudulent operation,v requiring the proper coin'. This is apparent in view of' thefact that in the normal position of the device, tliegiinger or detent 67 of the arin 66`is* engaged in the' opening 60 andintercepts one ofthe but-tons 43E inthe maga :ne or'lio "er vping down, while thedeteiit orlinger 69 of the arm 68 is disengaged ornioved outof the path Vof the magazine or hopper. passageY at the opening 59. However, upon the coin being inserted and dropping in the .coin chute, it strikes the offset or projection'l and the coin strikes against the spring 53 at its lower wardly or rearwardly at its lateral offset portion 5S, from the top edge Vof the trigger 62 in the manner shown in the dotted lines in Fig. 4 of the drawing, .from the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 and inrfull lines iii Fig. a, in which latter position, the

detent opening 69 serves to engage the low;

ermost button or article to be Vvendedend, the impact displacing the spring inthrough Vthe oaenino' 59 and` revents. displacement thereofA from the magazine or hopper, while the linger or detent 67 is withdrawn from the opening 60 and does not im-4 Y leased from the trigger 62, the triggermoves up into engagement with the lateral p rojec-VV tion 50, the latter forming a stop to limit the upward movement of the trigger and inf sure Iof. its downward movement upon the coin being inserted in `the slot 53 and chute 36 to again depress the movable 'section 3 9 as already described. rllhis operation isthe tainedy vfor dispensing purposes, if desired, Furthermore, it will bey seen that the "opf eration of the device is automatic, Vexcept for the insertion of the coin manually in the slot and they downward pressure-on the mov# able section 39 of the coiny chute infpu'shingV the coin into the coin chiite against the tension of the spring 42. vThe trigger 62 is held up'Wardlyby the spring 66 and the'movable section o f the chute is heldupj Y wardly by the spring 42 so that instantly after inserting "the coin in the chute, the'lat-Y ter is returned or raised to its normal position. The trigger 62 at its beveled inner end is again in position for,V engagement by thev spring 53 and the lingers 67 and 69 act to releasefand check'tlie discharge of the ai'- ticles-of merchandise or b uttonsfrom thel hopper. All of the' articles Vof merchandise iso in the hopper are positively locked against fraudulent manipulation andthev article to be, .Vendee "is ehlrlflsassd. by the aetual;

striliingfoff theF coin. againsttlie prgjecton iai, i

e infiernos 51' and-spring-BS in lits passagedownvthe coin chute, vfor subsequentgdischarge at thelower 'i end thereof into the coin rif-iceptacleV kfrom which the coins-may begrernov'ed at intervals, Y The trigger mechanism by rwhichthe device is actuatedto releaserrthexbutton,or: the article of merchandise, 'is an extremely sims of the articles positively controllable. 'In

addition, the vconstruetion of the vparts as described obviates necessity orminute mounting, adjusting, and'f-,assemblage and ,decreases the cost ofinanufacture aswell as facilitating vthe same andylendingneconoiny and facility to quantity production, The triangular hole or opening in the'trigger provides Vfor clearance'- and: the Alocationfoi the trigger-is wholly vdependent upon the tension ofV the spring inf itsjuppi'er` posil tion, ,andas travelisirnposed onthe trigger,

the lower Vulcrum*comes to a stopzwhich in turn releasesthjegtop ulcrum and .permits the top *support tobe'thrown,fronithebut f .ton slot or;Y passagewaypof the hoppergln l l normal position ofy whichloclrs' the, merchandise injthef` hopper,4 said' actuating mechaconnection* with the oregOng, attention is 4cal-led togrFig.y 2 of the drawings in whichthe Y coin is shown in position entering .they slot f rmembr proridd- Withlrivositely arranged StingersL adaptedfto `al'ternately' intercept the 35,3 the coin being indicated at 49Vas hereto- -orestatedx Prior to entering the chutexSG, i

the coin vtakes the position shown in'solid lines as distinguished 'from the entering po- -sition as shownin dotted lines.

"lhenaovable section 39 beinghdepressed the v coin i can then enter the chute 36 and travel' downvWard therein to be'subs'equently deposited into; thecoin receptacle-12. Uponzthev coin striking the 'spring 53 :while thelattei'iisv -holdingthe trigger lever G2 downward tsubsequentto the same being loweredby the L downward movementk of the-section -SQand the engagementV ofthe lug `5,0 with the .up

per edge of the triggenthe coin may strike ter willbe displaced from the solid line po-V.

sition shown in Fig. l ofthe drawingsvto the dotted line positionv illustrated therein,

v n thereby releasing the trigger 62and-,permitting `the js'ame to move upward "to the solid line positionI shown in Fig. 2 orthel dotted yline positionshown'in Fig.` 4'. 'During this movement,y theL lingers 167 f and l69 will be l 'actuatedas heretoforedescrib'ed and the `coin will pass into the trayjori-receptacle lf2, the

button orother article being simultaneously 'front knowledge, rea'dily'.adapt the I Y `useundere various i conditions 'ands'ervicd 11,

ictiemaswafnsmedi t. Y, ref, 'the normal positiell'f Whh, ler/keith@ merchandise `in the hopper, 'j said actuating a vinechanismf consisting'foffalfsingle'pivoted V -,tresermembelrlrddfribh ferpbsifely Y @essereimagerieflakltheizsane position for release hy h therein, 4lan, 4open,w corri1 Y Y y without@ further enteramos therorega ing ,-will sov Afully vexplaintl'ie' of my inwithoiit eliminating certa-infrv features vwhich "e intended lt'oliegdevlined andjsecuredto Vnoe y fbrile ,follafeggeems' a f-.z'I1 liitoin vending' ri machine @0in-- V- Y Vprisingafcase, ascoinv'sl'ot being: provided Y Y a Y ,4 80 tacle, a coinfchiiteadapte'd tojliavearecipf rocating` movement, a merchandise ,hopperV therein, 'an open Compartment@ brleepspringofla c oiniiise hopper,A and ,-azsfp'ringliadapted to engagethe trigger.

acoin inserted; in thefchutdsaid ,chiitefbeing Y Vadapted;.jupon ltheinsertiorif@tithe coin to -move the ltrig'g v Y il l rica-,position for engage- -men't-byitheasrrma deliveredandthe remaining onesfcheclred.` i

2. Anfautomatic@vendingmachine com'- :'prising :a case, a; coin. slotbeing provided iio i .13. An aut maticrvendingmachine coinprising v a case, .a fcoin slot beingprovided Vthere-f in, 1an .open compartment, acoinreceptacle,

Ta coinchute adapted toliav'e' a. reciprocating niove1nent,a merchandise hopper actuatingl ineclianisin` on the hopper, the normal,posi-'s` tionof whichjloclrs the inerc'handisef'in the ont' a Asingle iiivotedtrigger meinber'provided contact with said g spring, ,of jcoinY inserted the insertion of the coin" .to move the `trigger t0, a position; l forengagement by the spring, vsaid ,coin chute adapted'to `inove the `trigger tofa yset position and simultaneously-release the upper;ingerthereofandinove'the lower v Y lhoppensaid actuating mechanismconsisting` a in the tchute,said-chute. being adaptedjupon .125

finger thereof an en'gagingy position, 'the insertion of a fooinin 'tlifephute'serviyng to teleese'the' trigger whereby. the upper lnger 'Will niet@ t0. afl 'e'ligeg'eg position and the' .mesenger te. e 'dieeeeeeineeeeifioniee ie lee e' bel-eter erteil'e held i111" the mefehen- 'disey hopper.

tacle, a coin chute adaptedto'have a' iieo'iproeetms nettement, e merelieedlee hopper, eC-

t'i'i'eitee' mechanism ee the hopper; the nerma ebelt-i011 efvhih reke ehe mercheedlse in.' 'the' hopper, said' actuating meeheh'em @Destins et' trigger plveteel heel: ene end und having 'detents adapted to' lextend through thel passageway of the. hopper, a

.the trigger in one ve the ovwest,an dmeans carried by the trigger t. h

. d'` the latter in' eveleitnwed Peeiten against the eetiele efeelfl" eerieeeeeeee and'edeitestebeeneeged 11,901.1 the meel?- eop @fue ein release the triggertrelled dass comprising e eeeefhevns e ,pgortioriend a'mfovble'portion, ai lug on the `reevalele Hertie?, e Spring carriedv by the' ete# tionary portion, afmagazine adapteyd'to reeeve the ett' 1e t0 be vendee, e #neger 'Pire @ted thereto and adapted. tebe 'engaged by the spring tei retaining "the amitiee in the ma'gezilrie"e'ai'dV meirable'petee elf the Chute beefe'depted' te be' moved' "doirriwefdly 't0 move' the'trigger into vthe' last named positiorn 'by e'ngag'eiin'entl of the lug "therewith, andI means to hold said movable portion of thechutejupwafdiy.' Y 'i e. A "venditemeehinefofthe check @0ntrolled iolas'sncoinprising a ease'having xa Yeen,V Slet, e @ein ehlite" hartes' a Statie @f1 the e'lvetele eelteefe Serine eerfed b v thestati'onary portion, a magazine adapted to reoeive the. article to 'bey vended, a

triggerpivoted thereto tand'adapted'to be engaged by the spring vforr retaining rthe articles in the magazine, in'o'vabl'eA portion oit' the eliute beingq adepted'to be lmoved downwardly to. move the triggerk into" the last mme-d pelao@ by eeeaeemem @fue lue therewith, upon the inse'i ion'I of the coin, into the huge 'unda-gri @sie "site, ineens te' VVheidi said trigger ini'a'n positiomthf'e coin passing through th-e'hu'te adapted to" reviarihifieseei: e Y

vending Vmachine of"l the,` cheek oont'r'olled elasso'r'ppri'si'ngla? asef having a e'ifn slot,"`a odinv1 ehu e'h amfsftiionary por- AflA 'eliminatie vending. meehee 'eemi prieieele ease., e coin etetb-eieerrev1fded vtherein,"'a'n open compartment, a e'oin'rreoepV trolled class comprising fa case having'ua'o'oin portion, a magazine adapted to r'eeeive: the

were@ movable portion,a spring lcarried by the stationary portion, magazine adapted to retY ive the artiolesto be vended, tri-ggei` pi voted thereto and adapted to be` engaged by the spring for retaining the articles in" tlieina'ga'zine, said movable portion ot the chute' being adapted to be moved downwardto move thetrigger into the last 'named position by engagement of the lug therewith, upon insertion ot the coin into the chute* tl'irougli said slot, means vto hold said trigger' 'in an upward position, the 'coin inpassing Vthrough the Chute adapted to release thek spring trein itsholding position 'with the `ti"igger,`said lug serving fto limit the up-v ward nj-iovoni'entot the' trigger `to anormal Jositiiofn'to `check the fall ot'- tlie articles in the magazine, saidtrigger havingupper and lower detenteY adapt-edito alteriia'tely'projeot through the in-agazine toV 't-heele and release" the articles therein. Y 1 Y 8. 'vending rn-aehine 'of the cheelfoontrolled' class Comprising a oase having a coin slot, an Coin chute having a stationary por-I tionV andi-a movable Vportioin'a lug on 'the inovableportioii, a spring carried bythe station-ary portion, a magazine adapted 'to Vreceive the articles to be vended, a trigger pivot'ed thereto and adapted to be engaged y 1by theispring' for retaining the artioles in.

theV magazine, said movable* portion-ot the chute being adaptedrto be moved downward' ly to move the trigger into the last named;

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vending machine of the ,olieokconslot, a ooin Chute 'having a stationary'port-ion and a movable portion, a lug o'n the movable portion, 'a spring carried by the stationary article to be Ve'nded, a trigger pivoted therevto and adapted` to be engaged by the spring for retaining the artiolesfin th'e'magazine, said movable portixono'f the chute 'being adapted to be moved downwardly toinove p the trigger into ythe last-named position by engageiiie'nt of the lug therewith, Vupon insertion of the coin intol the chute through 'said slot, means to hold said triggerina'n' upward position, the coin-n passing through the Chute" adaptedto release the spring' from vits` holding position with the trigger, Sad

l'ugs'serving tol limit the upward movement otth'e'tijigger to a normal position to Check the 'fallot'f'the'articlesin the magazine, said 'trigger having'afn angular opening therein rfi o trigger 'lil . the normalposition of whichloclsthe nier-J cliandise in the hopper, embodying a trigger pivoted near one end .and liavingarms 'proat thepiif'ot to permit,displacement of the in its c'liocking and releasing ,posi-- tions. 1

l0. ln a vending machine embodying a' case, a coin chutejhaving afstationarysection and a movable section, a-jinerchandise hopper, actuating mechanism on the hopper,

vided. with Vlingers vadapted to extend into the passageway of the hopper,"said movable section 'of the chute servii'ig to move the trigger into one position, and Vmeans carried by the stationary section or the4 chute toi hold the trigger in the last rnamed position. and designed upon the entry of the vcoin therein to release said trigger for movement..

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ll.V A vending machine of. thev tioirand a movable section', a merchandise hopper, a trigger having a long arm adapted to beV engaged by theniovable section of the chute 'for movement to one position,otsetV arms on the trigger lhaving lingers to proi ject alternately into the hop'pervupon oppo-V site movement of the trigger, .and'means mountedV onfsaid stationary section andl adapted to hold the trigger in the lirstnamed position and yto release the Vsame upon the insertion and .dropping of a coin1or check in the chiite. Y

12.`An autoinatic vending machine. comprising a case,-a coinslot being provided therein, an open compartment, a Cointreceptacle,`a coin chutel adapted to have a reciprocating movement, a merchandise hopper actnating'me'ohanism on the hopper, the

' normal positionof which locks the merchandise in the hopper, said actuating mecha-1 ism consisting of a trigger ,having fingers cooperative Wit-h the'hopper and merchandise therein, said chiitev having aV movable secy tronv and a stationary sectioinand means car` ried by the stationary section and cooperative with the `trigger to hold the` same in one position, and whereby on the entering of a coin through the` coin slot into the l,coin chute, the trigger and its fingers rst assumey an extreme operative position to release the position upon eng means.,thereoifv Y class def" scribed including a Vcase having a check slot,l

Y a chute through'which thecheclr is adapted to' pass, said chute havingga stationary sec-y .thechute n ,o y f In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe Y. bottom article of theinerehandise, then an intermediate Vposition to lock. the merchan" dise inthe hopper, the coinI serving to releasevv the 1 trigger andthe movablef portion of' the chiite servingto move the saineinto gement by, the holding.

13. In a oh'eclr rcontrolled vendingV ma-v natelyoperative to check andrelease thearticles of merchandiseheld in they hopper,7`aV coin chute having a movable portion movably, contacting .with the trigger and stationarysection with an opening therein, and

means heldinthe'opening of said stationary i the vn'iovabli-i portion of said 'coin' chute for holdingonreleasing said trigger.;l Y f- 1,74. A vending machine having a merchandise hopper anda lmovable coin chute diss. posed in spaced relation, said coin chute hav-2 ing a stationaryportion, sai-d hopper and' coin chute each lhaving openings therein,

single' triggeiiv mechanism for discharging section and cooperating with the trigger' and` f y merohandiseadapted to move into and out .of the openings Jin saidhopper and'I chute,

a lug on the movable portion of said chiite` adapted to engage said trigger jmechanisin Jforoperating same upon movementvpof they 'chuteya'nd meanscarried by the stationary f 'section of thevchuteKV to v`hold said trigger mechanism in one position, said means being releasable upon the vinsertionpof'a coin and the dropping of same throughthechute.

15. In a vending machine, a coin chutel having a stationary anda movable section, a

kmerchai'idise hopper, a -pivotally mountedY trigger member having arms providedvvitli i* lingers adapted' to alternately. intercept the hopper, and means on "said, stationary section adapted to engage thetrigger to hold the same inone position for release bythe Contact Withps'aid my name this 12th day `of Angnst, 1921i. JOHN e. Wynn.

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